Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-04
HESANDWICH QUEEN
DUSKY KAPI0LANI OF THE SANDWICH ISL
LANDS In PITTSBURG.
A Tall, Dark, Finely Formed Woman Inclined I
0beSity-Gsnsral DOminiS, Her Chief Officer,
Remembers General Alfred Caldwell
and Speaks Of His Son.

Remembers General Alfred Caldwell
and Speaks Of His Son.
PITEsBURG, May 3.-Queen Kapiolani,
of the Sandwich Islands, arrived at the
Union depot at 40 o'clock this morning
in the special Pullman car Miami" She
was accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Lilluekalani and her husband,
his Excellency 1t. Governor J. o. Dom
inis, his Excellency Governor C. P. Iaukea,
Colonel J. H. Boyd, and number of ser
wants and attendants. There was nothing
either in the appearance of the car or of
the royal party to indicate the character
of the occupants. Queen Kapiolani sat in
one of the forward seats of the car near the
drawing room, which she had occupied
during the night, with Princess Lillueoka-
lani as a yis-a-vis. She was attired in a
plain black dress, with a rather jaunty hat
with two stiff black feathers tipped with
white. She is tall, finely formed, but tending
to obesity, and bears herself as regally as
any queen on earth. Her color is that of
the North American Indian and her fea-
lures are almost rs heavy and coarse as
those of an Ethiopian. Queen Kapiolani
is direct descendant of one of the most
celebrated families of high chiefs THAT of
Keawe). Amongst her ancestors is Kane
kos, king of Hilo, and OF Kaumauei, the
last king of Kauai. She was married in
1863 to Kalakaua. the present king of the
| islands. She is iitty-two years of age, hav
ing been born in December, 1885. She sat
! in her seat for half an hour, Indifferent 10
the gaze of the curious thousands who
thronged around her car and into it TO
catch sight of her, observe her form, fea-
lures, clothing and department. Her self
concerned and easy, elegant manners soon
attracted the favorable notice of the ladies
who stopped to see her, and nothing but
the sudden shifting of the car from the de-
pot to the yard prevented an organized
raid upon its interior.
Princess LilliueOkalani, sister of the
king appears to be n little older than her
majesty. She is of darker complexion, and
her face bears strong resemblance TO her
brother In TACT, she might be easily rec
Ognized rs the sister of the king from his
photographs. Her hair is jet black, strongly
streaked with gray. She is dressed in deep
black, with heavy crepe vail on account
of the death of her Sister, the Princess
Like-Like.
1T. GENERAL DOMINIS,
commander-in chief of the kings troops,
looks much like a Washington county oil
scout. lie wears suit of clothes that
didn't cost over Sll in San Francisco last
week. He contracted a stubborn case of
rheumatism on the passage between Hon
lulu and San Francisco, and is still suffer
ing from tRe effects of the disease.
General DOminis is a native of New York
State, but has been resident of the
Islands since early boyhOOd. He has
fl led many positions of honor and trust
under the government, having served on
the personal staff of Kamehameha V and
that of the present King lie was Cover
nor of Oahu and Maui for a number of
years, resigning that post for the position
he now holds. He is the husband of the
Princess LihueOkalani, and if she Outlives
her kingly brother, Dave Kalakaua, her
New York cOnsort will be the power be-
hind the throne.
REMEMBERS GEN. ALFRED CALDWELL.
General Dominis said: al have been in
the Sandwich Islands for many years, i'll
fact went there long before the war. IL
| remember correctly General Alfred Cald
WELL who represented this Government at
the Sandwich Islands in the early part of
the 'si's, was resident OF this part of the
United States. His SOD. Alfred Caldwell,
Jr., is now Attorney General Of West Nir-
ginia. | remember him rs lad and stu
dent at our royal college very well. His
father was one of the ablest representa-
tives this Government has ever sent TO our
island. There is little of novelty To me in
this trip as | have made it several times.
Our army is n small one, numbering q lit.
tie over 600 men. SO you see my Office is
nearly a sinecure.
Colonel J. II. Boyd, one Of the Queens
suite said to "A reporter while waiting for
the departure Of the train: ''Her majesty
is enraptured with this country more and
more every day. The moment we entered
the Golden Gate the shipping, the wharfage
business, the appearance of the city Of San
Francisco, gave her an idea Of what she
might expect The hospitality of the peO-
pie of San Francisco, the sights Of that
city, the possibilities of the State, were
all matters of the most favorable comment.
The scenery of the Rocky mountains was a
revelation to her and she is yet wild with
its variety and rugged beauty. You will
observe that we are all
IN MOURNING"
said the Colonel, indicating on his own
sleeve broad band Of black Grape This
is caused by the death of the Kings sister,
LiEelike. A short time ago MOncure
ID. Conway wrote an illuminated ac-
count Of her death and its cause, attrib-
uting it 10 starvation while under the hal
| lucination that she was sacrificing herself
to appease the demon Of Mauna lIoa, our
volcano, then in q condition Of violent
eruption. There is tradition to the ef-
feet that nothing but the offers Of hu-
man life will appease the god Of the noun
| tain. This princess was the fayonte Of
her brother, the king Her death was
from natural causes. Her Majesty has
been queen for the last twelve years. She
has endeared herself TO her subjects and
the residents Of the islands by her gener-
ous efforts in behalf of the poor. In the
city of Honolulu alone she has established
ten or twelve charity houses.
LEPROsY
is not infrequeut among the girls Of the
islands and she has set up at her
own expense a hospital at which
they are cared for. The de-
parture Of the queen from Honolulu was
made the occasion Of royal demOnstra-
tton Nearly the whole population OF